Gaming
helps ease stress:
Whether
hardcore or causal; almost everybody has played a video game at one
point or another. It’s widely believed that gaming has a negative
influence on children; especially violent video games. However many
studies over the past few years have led many people to now see
gaming as a great stress buster.
“Many
children are playing video games to manage their feelings, including
anger and stress. Children who play violent games are more likely to
play to get their anger out” (N.A , 2007).
Children
and young adults alike take out all their anxiety in the virtual
rather than the real one; this is a much safer way to handle anger
issues as well.
Gaming
gives you a sense of accomplishment:
We
feel really good when we complete a task. Completion of a task can
range from real life situations (example: college, work, ect.) to
beating a video game.
““A
chemical reaction occurs in any humans brain when a goal is achieved,
the brain releases serotonin, a chemical that relives stress in the
body.”. By playing a video game and completing a level not only
does the video game itself reward you for this achievement but our
brains as well reward us for finding a solution to a problem we are
faced” (Lynn P, 2012).
Gaming
achievement is linked to our brain just like any other
accomplishment. Next time you’re feeling stressed out then take
advice from Lynn and “sit
down, and pick up a controller and escape into a virtual world.”
References:
Nauert
PhD, R. (2007). Video Game Lowers Stress Hormone. Psych
Central.
Retrieved on December 5, 2012, from
Lynn
P. (2012). Stress a Video Games… A
Videogame Canon. Retrieved
on December 6, 2012, from
http://canon.umwblogs.org/2012/11/29/stress-a-video-games/
N.A.
(2007). Violent Video Games Help Kids Manage Stress. Science
2.0. Retrieved
on December 6, 2012, from
http://www.science20.com/news_articles/violent_video_games_help_kids_manage_stress-2511
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